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Hi All,I am new to the forums and am looking to start getting more involved in them and this community. I have been doing my research trying to determine where I would like to invest and have landed on the Lehigh Vall...
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Can someone please share experiences of denying qualified applicants? If there are multiple applicants who meet the minimum qualifications, how do we take the preferred one and deny the rest applicants the right way?
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Hello Bigger Pockets, I'm a newbie. I just sold my business and in looking for ways to offset capital gains taxes stumbled across a strategy in which a STR can write off all depreciation in year one via a cost segrega...
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Hi Everybody.I have lived in Chicago my whole life and know Chicago pretty well except for Chicago's South Side. I am looking to buy a rental income property on the south side of Chicago.. In the past couple of years ...
I'm starting to see a pattern . . .Here are the top 10 California counties that people are leaving, and where they're headed... (realtor.com via the Mercury News.)1. Santa Clara CountyOut of state destinations: Arizon...
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Why do you feel you need to "work" for someone 9 to 5 or whatever it may be? Why is it that you take time out of your personal life and sit in a 4x6 cubicle, 5 days a week or may be even 7! I had this discussion with...
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Just an introduction to help you help me: I live in Los Angeles, CA, and I am the Regional Manager for a marketing company. LA property prices are completely out of control, and the amount of bids a house gets just te...
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I have been putting money away for when more inventory comes available. High prices and/or low inventory can't last forever, right?What is your strategy to invest when the market is at a possible peak?
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What's everyone's thoughts on Cincinnati being named #2 hottest market for2024? Is this accurate? Is the area about to experience a lot of job growth and appreciation? https://www.zillow.com/research/2024-hottest-mar...
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In 2020, we didn't have a winter slowdown, at least here in California. Which was a first for me.
This year, we're having one. Everything has good and bad.
During the spring and summer months, with so much market a...